The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-30
THE MAN WHO FOUGHT.
ugfTING or THE DIRECTORS OF
TYE MONUMENT ASSOCIATION

IL The Theatre on the 9th of January.
The Grafton OF Dr. HoGe- Committee
If Arrangements
The Board Of Directors Of the Associa
ZION Tor the erection of a monument to
lc nriyate soldier and sailor Of the Con-
federaie States, held a meeting last night
81 the rooms of the Chamber Of Com.
merco to take such general steps as
might be necessary for furthering the
movement, and more particularly TO ar
range the details of the grand mass
meeting 10 be held at the Theatre on
ihe oh Of January
There were present Justice d. c..
Richardson, chairman Mr. Carlton Nc
Cmiby. secretary, and Messrs. \. vi
Randolph. George l.. Christian, ". T.
Cutshaw, John A Curtis, E.T ID. Myers
{ II Hasker. j. B Welsh +. J Levy,
j. Taylor Ellyson and j. G. Dickerson.
The chairman stated the object of The
meeting, and announced that Rev DR.
Hoge would pc the orator OF the evening
on The occasion Of the proposed meeting
and tha, as that distinguished divine had
bis whole heart and soul enlisted in this
cause, there was no doubt that his address
would be a rare treat Of intellect and elO-
quence.
TnE PROBABLE COST
The probable cost of the monument
and the best means of raising the money
for its erection was then discussed at
length. Ii is proposed 10 erect mOnu
ment 10 The Confederate Private not
only of Virginia but OF the whole South,
since IL will be located within the capital
of the Confederate States, and will
overlook numerous battle fields on
which thousand of Soldiers from
every Southern State gave up
their lives, and where the mortal re-
mains of mahy of them TO this dav re.
pose Such monument cannot be
common everyday affair, but must be
grand and lofty, fully in keeping with the
immortal heroes whose memory il Is
designed to perpetuate, and q fitting
companion tO that of the illustrated Lee
10 be erected in ihe Western portion of Inc
city In fact the prevailing sentiment
was that il should be work OF art to be
erected with the idea OF representing
TIE COMMANDER AND THE SOLDIER,
one in the western, and the other in the
eastern limits Of the city, for the defense
of which both devoted The most earnest
Efforts of their lives.
DEMOCRATIC sCBsCBIP-GON.
II was impossible to estimate a. this
time. before plans and specifications Lave
been prepared the cost OF such a.
structure. Calculations varied from
$4,000 TO 100000, and il is likely
that the latter figure will be
more nearly correct than the formC; I'll
is pretty well settled that the City Coun
ell will donate $500 and The lot for the
sile. and 800 of private subscriptions
can be- collected the very moment that a
charter for the association has been
formed, and Treasurer CullingwOrth has
perfected his necessary bond This, how
ever, will be simply nucleus for the
main fund necessary TO be raised, and IL
is preferred that all The COnfederates
of the South their widows and
orphans shall bee requested 10 contribute
their mite towards IT, go that in this
way the fund needed shall not only be
raised. but all who would naturally have
the object Of this movement al heart,
should be given a chance 10 feel that they,
every one, had a personal interest in IL.
On this account the idea OF great
public or democratic subscription by the
people Of this State and city, and of other
States and cities Of the South, met with
decided favor in the Board
THE MEETING AT THE THEATRE.
The main point Of difference between
this and the other monuments heretofore
erected in Virginia md other Southern
States, then, will be that this will be
rather national while the others are local
in their character The proposed meet |
ing at the Theatre is 10 give good send
off and start to the entire movement, and |
to plant the seed, as it were. of a scheme
which is destined TO appeal directly and |
forcibly TO the great southern heart.
THE SPEAKERS TO BE PRESENT
Mrs. Powell has kindly and generously |
donated the theatre for this occasion,
and besides Or Hoge, Hon. John W.
Daniel, Rev Dr. Goodwin, and Captain
Gordon McCabe have been invited 10 be
present and deliver addresses. The
Governor will preside. and lardella's
band has volunteered TO furnish the
music
COMMITTEE or ARRANCEMENTs.
A Committee Of Arrangements con-
sisting Of Messrs j. T. Ellyson, John A.
Curtis, f. 7. d. Myers, J..B. Welsh, and
w. T. Cuishaw, were appointed 10 take
charge of the details of He meeting, after